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Click on a country; all the typefaces in this list originate from just seven countries on
this map.

Certain stylistic traits have emerged from certain times and places, e.g. Caslon copying Dutch types of the 17th century.

Many designers like to associate particular typefaces with nationalities and national styles. Depending on where you come from, and what your purposes are, this may or may not be important.